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Emeraelan
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Emeraelan is like a fresh loaf of bread: crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. All joking aside, Em is a bleeding heart, even if they don't show it when you first meet them. They've dealt with a lot of hardships in their life, and the way they combat that is portraying themself as someone who doesn't care, as someone who would leave you in the dust. In actuality, they'd give the shirt off their back for just about anyone.
Currently has two ( main ) universes for DAI; one where they're the Inquisitor, the other where they handle relations between the Inquisition and the dalish. In the secondary universe, Maddox has become the inquisitor, Samson takes over Cullen's position, and Calpernia becomes the Red Templar's General.
*I mainly use they pronouns for Em, but sometimes I slip back into using he! Either or is fine, but I prefer they atm.
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Backstory
Born in the Brecilian Forest, Emeraelan was born into the Dalineva clan. Their parents weren't loving people, and much of the time they were left to take care of their two much younger siblings. Elyon and Hycis were four years, and five years younger, respectively. Em came into their magic at a young age, and everything went down from there. With too many young mages in their clan, they were meant to be sent away to a nearby clan to train. They didn't learn the way that other kids did-- the fear that the other clan would mistreat them, plus the neglect their parents put them through, Em ran away at the tender age of 12.
Looking back, they always wonder what would happen if they had followed their First's orders. Would their magic have changed from what it was? Would they have a better standing with their parents? Their clan? They try not to regret. The blight was in its hay day when they ran, and for a brief moment in Denerim, they met Alistair and the Grey Warden, Y'dira.
Denerim was a short pitstop on their journey. They managed to get away from men who wished to take them to Tevinter, and gained a few scars to show for it ( the nicks on their ears ( too shallow to actually severe their ear tips ) and the nick on their lips being the main ones ). They never had a plan. They went wherever they could sneak into. A few days walk to Denerim. A weeks boat ride to Kirkwall. A new chapter in their life begins.
During Dragon age 2
Varric jokes that if you're from Kirkwall, you know just about everyone. Or you know someone who knows someone. He isn't wrong. Once Emeraelan stepped foot in Kirkwall ( hidden in a crowd of a nobleman's elven slaves, no less-- ), things opened up for them. It was easier to steal food, but shelter was less likely. Plenty of open space to practice magic outside of Kirkwall's walls, and clans roamed the Free Marches.
Though Em is closest to Samson, the first person they really met was Varric. They had pickpocketed Hawke, oblivious as ever, and Varric stole his coin purse back. Em, terrified, began to run away, only for Varric to toss a few coins their way. "You need to get better at pickpocketed than that," he said. "Hawke didn't notice, but doing this in broad daylight isn't smart. And the humans don't take kindly to elves and their sticky fingers," he wiggled his own. "If you need pointers, find me in the Hanged Man, okay?"
After that incident, when they weren't taking free handouts to some of the kind people in the alienage, they were back and forth between the forests of the Free Marches to practice magic, the Hanged Man, and Lowtown. Even good days led to them curled up in a ball, trying to keep warm on the streets.
The day they met Samson was a few months after they had entered Kirkwall. Samson had seen them now and then, both of them occupying the same places in Lowtown and the gutter. Some of those in the mage underground had seen Emeraelan around and had expressed their concern to him. They looked so young and already they had so many scars scattered on their hands and feet, arms and legs. Any time Samson thought it would be a good time to speak to them, something scared them off. It took a horrid downpour for Samson and Em to meet.
It was warm that day, the rain that felt lukewarm at worse and came down in sheets. Though the water was mild, Em still shook out of their skin as they set drenched in that gutter, opposite a man they saw frequenting Lowtown. He gave them a friendly smile and a place out of the rain. Samson sat under a small awning, relatively dry and in the same position mirrored. "Come where it's dry, I don't bite," he had said. While Em didn't usually trust humans, Samson offered out an olive branch like you would a feral cat-- so Emeraelan took it.
Em sat as far away from Samson as they could and the man made no move to get closer. He did, however, start rambling. Speaking about anything that his mind spit out at him, Em thought. They don't remember how long they sat there, but after a time they remember laughing at something Samson had said-- and Samson took that as a victory.
During Dragon Age: Inquisition
IF Emeraelan is Inquisitor:
Things progress as usual, but Emeraelan is extremely uncomfortable with having Cullen as their advisor, causing a huge rift between Em and their people. Even with this discomfort, they don't say exactly what happened until they're 'pressured' by Varric to spill the beans.
IF Maddox is Inquisitor:
Living in Dirthavaren and the Emerald Graves, they spent most of their time masquerading as an Emerald Knight.
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Design Notes
- The small scars on hands and feet can be randomized. The burns cannot. There is one on the back of their right hand, another near that on their right arm. There is a large scar on their left pec, and in the middle right of their abdomen. A large scar stretches across their left thigh, and their left knee.
- Can be drawn with or without top surgery scars. I use Em to fight my dysphoria so I draw them both ways :'>
- Vallaslin isn't exactly Mythal's. Em tattooed themself because they weren't given a vallaslin by their clan. The rest of the gold tattoos were done after the fact by a close friend ( they don't actually glow i just like glowy gold don't @ me ).
Relationships
Father
Samson
Samson is the father that Emeraelan never had. They have put their life on the line to keep him safe, just as Samson has done the same. They would be in a much different place if Samson hadn't scooped them off the street.
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